The history of Whittington and his cat : how from a poor country boy, destitute of parents or relations, he attained great riches, and was promoted to the high and honorable dignity of Lord Mayor of London

by: Kendrew, James

Publication date: 1820

Topics: Cats -- Folklore., Folklore -- England., Chapbooks, English -- Juvenile literature., Chapbooks -- Specimens., Folklore., Chapbooks -- England -- York -- 19th century, McGill University Library Digitized Title, McGill Library's Chapbook Collection, Whittington, Richard, d. 1423, Cats, Folklore, Chapbooks, English, Chapbooks

Publisher: York : Printed by J. Kendrew, Colliergate

Collection: mcgilluniversitychapbook; mcgilluniversity; toronto

Contributor: McGill University Library

Language: English

31, [1] p. : ill. ; 97 x 65 mm.

First and last leaves pasted to wrappers

Other chapbooks in this series dated ca. 1820, cf. Osborne Coll. Cf. Mansell 661:333

"Reflection," a moral for the story, and "Against Lying, " a poem, added

Publisher's advertisement on p. [4] of wrapper

Retells the traditional tale of the poor boy in medieval England who made his fortune through his mouse-catching cat and became Lord Mayor of London

First sentence: "Dick Whittington was so young when his father and mother died, that he neither knew them nor the place of his birth."

Includes 11 woodcuts

Davis, R. Kendrew of York

Addeddate: 2013-06-25 16:35:24

Callnumber: RBD CHILD PN970 K4 W45 1820 Rare Books/Special Collections - Children's Collection (McLennan Bldg, 4th floor)

Identifier: McGillLibrary-PN970_K4_W45_1820-1242

Identifier-ark: ark:/13960/t71v75481

Note: First and last leaves pasted to wrappers.
Other chapbooks in this series dated ca. 1820, cf. Osborne Coll. Cf. Mansell 661:333.
"Reflection," a moral for the story, and "Against Lying, " a poem, added.
Publisher's advertisement on p. [4] of wrapper.
Retells the traditional tale of the poor boy in medieval England who made his fortune through his mouse-catching cat and became Lord Mayor of London.
First sentence: "Dick Whittington was so young when his father and mother died, that he neither knew them nor the place of his birth."
Includes 11 woodcuts.
Davis, R. Kendrew of York, 33